Recipe lab

Saponis

Head-to-head

Palm Kernel Oil vs Hemp Seed Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1770NaOH SAP B 0.1370A / B = 0.1770 / 0.1370

1.2920

Multiply your lye amount by 1.2920 when swapping Palm Kernel Oil for Hemp Seed Oil.

Inverse 0.7740 when swapping Hemp Seed Oil for Palm Kernel Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Palm Kernel Oil
88.50 g NaOH
500 g Hemp Seed Oil
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 1.2920 = 88.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricPalm Kernel OilHemp Seed OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1770

0.1370

+0.0400
KOH SAP (pure)

0.2470

0.1930

+0.0540
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2744

0.2144

+0.0600
Iodine value

18

165

-147
INS

227

39

+188
Max % of oils

30%

10%

+20
Hardness class

hard

soft

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Trace

accelerates

accelerates

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INCI (pre-sap)

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil

Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Palm Kernelate

Sodium Hempseedate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Palm Kernelate

Potassium Hempseedate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricPalm Kernel OilHemp Seed OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

49.0%

0.0%

+49.0
Myristic C14:0

16.0%

0.0%

+16.0
Palmitic C16:0

8.0%

6.0%

+2.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

2.0%

0.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

15.0%

12.0%

+3.0
Linoleic C18:2

2.0%

56.0%

-54.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

21.0%

-21.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricPalm Kernel OilHemp Seed OilΔ A−B
Hardness

75.0

8.0

+67.0
Cleansing

65.0

0.0

+65.0
Conditioning

17.0

89.0

-72.0
Bubbly lather

65.0

0.0

+65.0
Creamy lather

10.0

8.0

+2.0
Longevity

10.0

8.0

+2.0